August 11, 2025 • 40 mins
Amy King hosts your Monday morning Wake Up Call. ABC News political analyst Steve Roberts opens the show talking about the redistricting battle in Texas heating up. Amy shares an update on KFI team member Foosh who was involved in a horrible car accident and pulled from a burning car. Bloomberg Media’s Courtney Donohoe shares the latest in business and Wall Street. The show closes with Amy talking with KFI White House correspondent Jon Decker about Trump and Putin set to meet on Friday.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call
with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
It's time for your morning wake up call.
Speaker 4 (00:21):
Here's Amy King.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, good morning to you. This is your wake up
call for Monday, August eleventh. I'm Amy King. So glad
you're starting your workday with us. Your work week for
kids at school week, I think LA schools start a
little bit later this week. Some schools start today. A
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couple started last week. Most Orange County, I think is
a couple of weeks from now. They get a couple
extra weeks. Will says it's too early. Yes, it is
too early, or you're talking about I'm talking about just
early in the day. I hope you had a fabulous,
fabulous weekend. I got to go to a Dodgers game.
That's always good, and they won. That's even better. And
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under the grandstands on the outfield there's a pitching game,
so I was like, oh, that'd be fun. It's on
Instagram if you want to check it out. I don't think.
I don't think I have a future in baseball. You're
not going to be a pitcher. I don't think so,
but you can check it out. It's at Ammy K. King. Yeah,
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it's a little bit humiliating. There was so I literally
I threw the ball like thirty one miles an hour,
thirty two miles an hour, which is better than I
thought I was going to do. And then right after
me this little girl, she was absolutely adorable, little brown
haired girl, probably five years old, little tiny little thing.
She threw it thirty five miles an hour. The nerve,
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the nerve. I was like, Okay, I'm humiliated. I'm humiliated.
I'm leaving. But anyway, if you want, I would love
to have you check it out at Emmy K.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
King.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call LADWP crews have
restored water service to customers and Granada Hills and Border
Ranch impacted by that broken water valve. The repairs on
the fifty four inch pipe have been completed. A boil
water order is still in place because they want to
test the water make sure it's good to go, so
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boil water orders still in place. Authorities are investigating a
burglary and an explosion at an apartment complex in Inglewood.
Polease say the explosion yesterday afternoon happened hours after a
burglary had been reported in on the upper floor of
the apartment building. No one got hurt, but there's damage
to the building. Police say the break in and the
explosion are likely connected. Some students in Fontana schools they'll
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be getting random drug testing. The testing from middle and
high school kids in the district will be voluntary and
only done with parents consent. The program, unanimously approved by
the school district last week, will apply to students in athletics,
junior rotc and after school activities like band, choir, drama,
and dance. Democratic lawmakers in Texas left the state a
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week ago. Are they ever going to come back? When
might that happen? And if Texas moves forward with redrawing
voting districts, what kind of chain reaction might that trigger.
We're going to find out with ABC's Steve Roberts. That's
coming up in just a couple of minutes. President Trump
meeting with President Putin. The meeting set for Friday in Alaska.
Kfi's White House correspondent John Dekker got to ask the
President about it, how it all came together, what might
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come of it? That's coming up at five point fifty,
and we almost If you listen to KFI at all,
you know this by now. We almost lost one of
our own technical director, Stefan you probably know him as
Fousht Fushtfoush from the Tim Conway Show and also Mo
Kelly Show, did not show up for work on Thursday,
and eight hours late they found out it was because
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he'd been in this horrific car crash. Thanks to three
good Samaritans who stopped and pulled him out of his
burning car, he is alive today. We've got an update
for you and a message from Foush. Hey, let's get
started with some of the stories coming out of the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Two people have avoided being captured,
at least so far, after carjacking at least three vehicles
(04:24):
in a chase through La County. The chase that lasted
more than an hour started late last night after a
pickup truck was stolen in Lancaster after driving the wrong
way on the five. In Silmar, the pair carjacked a
semi truck hauling milk. They drove that into downtown La
then dumped the truck under an overpass. And carjacked another pickup.
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They bailed out of that vehicle and ran off. Police
say they are still on the loose and may have
taken a fourth vehicle. A foreign investor's been buying up
pieces of Malibu.
Speaker 6 (04:53):
Malibu coastline was destroyed when January's wildfires wiped out more
than seven hundred structures. Now reeltor dot Com reports a
a foreign investor has quietly purchased nine prime oceanfront lots
along pch, spending over sixty five million dollars, with plans
to rebuild luxury mansions. Real estate agent Western Littlefield says
only properties with forty feet or more of beach frontage
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made the cut for the buyer, but rebuilding in Malibu
isn't quick or cheap. Strict coastal regulations, high permit fees,
and FEMA requirements mean the process could take years before
it's complete. Heather Brooker, okay, if I knew.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
The La School District is talking immigration enforcement as it
gets ready for a new school year. Superintendent Alberto Carvallo,
school board members, and local elected officials are gathering this
afternoon too, as they put it, reaffirm their commitment to
keeping schools safe. And supportive for all students and families.
When immigration raids in LA ramped up in June, school
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police were instructed to interfere and intervene in any federal
immigration enforcement action. It's five oh seven on your Monday
morning wake up called. Time to say good morning to
ABC's political analyst Steve Roberts. Good morning, Steve. The Texas
Democrats left town a week ago to stop a vote
on redrawing congressional districts. They're still gone. Any signs they
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might come back or how long they might.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Stay away, signs that they're They're pretty adamant and staying away. Now.
Republicans have thrown all sorts of threats at them. They're
going to be arrested, They're going to be thrown out
of their seats, as even talk of putting the FBI
on their tail. So the Texas Republicans are really ratcheting
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up the pressure because look, Republicans hold a three seat
margin in the House. Representative Donald Trump is very well
aware that in almost every off year election the president's
party loses seats. It's a very different elector. A lot
of folks that get pulled in by magnetic candidate like Trump,
Ronald Reagan don't vote two years later. So he's in
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real danger of losing the House majority, which means not
only that his legislative program would be blocked is last
two years, but more seriously, Democrats would take control of
the committees, they could hold hearings, start investigations, really make
life miserable for them. So stakes are high, and as
many of your listeners know, in retaliation, governors like Newsom
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in California saying, look, you do this in Texas, We're
going to redraw the boundaries in California and we're going
to knock out some Republicans. And there are vulnerable Republicans
south of la There in Orange County, there are several
marginal districts, and up in the Central Valley there are
several others that could be carved out in a different
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way to elect Democrats. So this is all out war
at this point. And this is very unusual because the
tradition is sure both parties of gerrymander districts over the years,
but they do it every ten years. To do this
in the middle of this between censuses, this is very unusual.
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But this is only part of the much larger strategy
Trump is following. He's trying to exert power in every
possible way, and this is just one example of it.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Okay, and Steve You said that it's very unusual to
do the jerrymandering. In the middle between the two sentences
are sentences. The census is it's unusual. But is it legal?
Speaker 5 (08:22):
Well, that's a very good question, and the Supreme Court,
in a decision in twenty nineteen, basically wipe their hands
of the whole issue of jerry mandering. From a political
point of view. There are still possible legal challenges to
jerry mandering if maps disadvantage a racial group that is
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protected by the Voting Rights Act, But if you're just
talking about the exercise of raw political power, Supreme Court
basically said, we don't have a role here. This is
a political problem, not a judicial problem. So yeah, it's legal.
Are very few, if any, legal ways of stopping this.
It's all got to be done through politics, which is
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what Governor Newson's trying to do.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Okay, And then just real quickly, Steve You said, the
California says, Okay, if you guys do it, we're going
to do it. But California is not the only one
Kathy Hochel, and the governor of New York is saying, yeah,
we're going to do it too. I mean, is this
going to start this domino effect and all the states
are going to jump in? Maybe not all, but yes,
it could very much happen.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
Now, some of your listeners know, California's a little different
because people have known for a long time that Jerry
Mandarin can be very destructive to a functioning democracy, and
that we're better off if there's a certain amount of
non partisanship or bipartisanship. California, in an effort to preserve
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a good government and the shred of democracy, years ago,
passed a rule that an independent commission should raw the districts,
not just make this a political football, and the number
of other democratic controlled states like New York followed suit.
But now the governors of these democratic states had their
hands tied by the good government reforms of a generation ago.
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And so what Governor Newsom is trying to do is
get around this roadblock of good government, which handed the
power of redistrict in California over to this commission. And
one of the interesting footnotes here is that these Republicans
who represent these marginal districts in Orange County and up
in the Central Valley. They're starting to screen bloody murder
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and say to Trump and the Republicans in Texas, hey,
you might be drawing new match down there. They're going
to help Republicans, But if Newsom and other governors retaliate,
we're the ones going to pay the price. You're going
to lose Republican seats. That we have so complicated problem,
but a lot of high stakes at risk here.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And will be one. ABC Steve Roberts, thanks so much
for the information. We appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Sure.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The
date is set. President Trump will meet with Russian leader
Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday. They'll be talking about how
to end the war in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark
Ruta says Trump needs to put pressure on Putin.
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Next Friday will be important because it will be about
testing Putin.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
How serious he is on bring this terrible war.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
To an end. Trump has said a potential deal would
involve some swapping of territories to the betterment of both sides.
Ukrainian President Zelenski won't be there and is refusing to
give up any territory. European nations have rallied behind Ukraine,
emphasizing peace cannot be achieved without Kiev's involvement. European leaders
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have expressed concerns that Ukraine might be pressured into giving
up land. A statement from EU leaders stresses the need
for a just and lasting piece for you. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is defending his country against
what he calls a global campaign of lies about starvation
in Gaza. Netanyahu says Israel has to finish the job
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with Hamas, and the best way to do that is
to take over Gaza City.
Speaker 8 (12:15):
Montrea to false claims, this is the best way to
end the war, and the best way to end it speedily.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
He says, if Israel had a starvation policy, no one
in Gaza would have survived after two years of war.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanize has announced his government will
recognize a Palestinian state. The decision follows internal pressure and
criticism over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which he described
as a catastrophe. The recognition will be formalized at the
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UN General Assembly in September. The move aligns with recent
signals from leaders in France, Britain and Canada. Heavy rain
has caused flash flooding in Wisconsin that has led to
power outages, road closures, and water rescues. This guy says
he was driving Saturday when the road collapsed under his
car and fell into the flooding Manoman River.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I'm going down, so then I got out the car
clowned on.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Top of the car.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
First of all, I got out the car and slipped
under into the water, but I climb back up.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Derek Watson says he's very thankful to be alive. The
storm also flooded homes and caused the final day of
the Wisconsin State Fair to be canceled. That is the
true travesty. I love a good state Fair. As many
families get ready for a new school year, the transition
back to the classroom can be a challenge when it
comes to breaking away from tech habits in screen time.
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Parenting expert Rika Souder says there are ways to keep
kids busy and get them classroom ready.
Speaker 6 (13:42):
You might want to make a rule that you know,
get your homework done, the summer work done, or do
some reading, or go play outside and then you can
get on your device.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
She says parents might also consider limiting the amount of
screen time their kids actually have. I would imagine that
is a big feat these days, So good luck, good
luck parents. An eleven year old girl is recovering after
a mountain lion bitter outside her home in Malibu. It
happened late yesterday afternoon while the girl was out feeding chickens.
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She got bit on the arm, but is expected to
be okay. Department of Fish and Wildlife officers then tracked
down and shot and killed the lion. Last year, a
five year old boy was attacked by a mountain lion
at Malibu Creek State Park. A thirty one year old
man from Anaeim's been arrested for allegedly stabbing a fifteen
year old girl to death in Costa Mesa. It happened
Saturday afternoon on Shalmar Drive, west of the fifty five.
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The girl was found with grave wounds and died at
a hospital. The man was arrested Saturday night. Police said
is believed to be gang related. Quarterback Trey Lance, an
undrafted rookie running back Raheem Sanders ran for touchdowns as
the Chargers beat the New Orleans Saints twenty seven thirteen
in preseason action at SOFI Stadium. Saturday, the LA Rams
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bucked the Cowboys thirty one to twenty one. Regular season
less than a month of waits starts on Thursday, September fourth,
at six oh five. It's handle on the news. It's
Trump versus California. Another round in court that's happening today. Okay,
So if you listen to KFI at all and have
been listening over the last anytime in the last three days,
(15:17):
you've probably heard about our technical director Foush, a counterpart
to our very own Kono. But Steph Fusch got in
this nasty car crash, and as Tim Conway Junior said,
if somebody doesn't show up for work on Hot Dog Day,
something is horribly wrong. So he didn't show up for
work on Thursday, which is not like Stefan at all.
(15:39):
So they started like calling around and they're like, where
is he? Where is he? They and they didn't know
where he was. And then Tim and Bellio just went
above and beyond uh looking for him, and they found
his parents. They didn't know where he was, and then
his mom started doing this. I can't even imagine and
(16:00):
doing this as a mom calling hospitals, hey have you
seen my son? Because he didn't have ID on him
because apparently his ID burned up in the car crash.
So he was a John Doe in the hospital for
about eight hours. And then finally that connection was made
and they said, okay, one, thank god he's alive, but
oh my god, my son is in a horrible condition
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in the hospital. So we were texting and Tim has
been very generous with, you know, letting us know what's
going on. In fact, he just posted some stuff on Instagram.
I'm gonna put it on my Instagram. It's on the
KFI instagram, so at Amy K King or at KFIM
six forty I can get update on that. But we
know that he is alive because three people pulled over
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and pulled him out of a burning car. He was
taken to the hospital. His arm got outside the vehicle somehow,
so and apparently the vehicle flipped, it landed right side up,
then exploded in flames, so but his arm was outside,
so his arm is horribly mangled. He's had two surgeries
(17:08):
so far. Bellyo gave me an up. Sharon Bellio gave
me an update last night, saying he's gonna have his
third surgery today. He's doing much better. He got up
and walked around, he got his hair washed. He's feeling better.
He has multiple fractions on his arm. It was, as
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they put it, d gloved, and so the two surgeries
were to try to save the skin and everything, like
literally your skin was ripped off of the arm, so
without getting two two into the weeds with that, and
then also to reset his hand. So the surgery tomorrow
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is to clean it out, make sure that the muscles
and tendons are all doing what they're supposed to be doing,
and there's blood flow to his arm and that kind
of stuff. Multiple fractures haven't been fixed yet because they
have to try to save the skin first. So he's interesting.
He's got his arm elevated and in some sort of
a cast or it's until they can get it all fixed.
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He has a couple of broken ribs, so that's a
concern because you can't do anything about a rib. You
just have to heal. And from people that I've known
who've had broken ribs, it's incredibly painful. So but he
is doing much better, and he put out a message
to us, so we wanted to share that with you.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Hey, guys, is Stephan the Foushe I'm doing a lot better.
It's been a rough couple of days and there's going
to be a rough couple more days ahead of me,
but I'm healing really well and they're taking real good
care of me. I miss you all, and I can't
begin to thank you enough for all the donations, all
the love, all the prayers. It's been just unbelievably humbling,
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and I can't wait to get back in the studio
and start, you know, parting with you all again. All right,
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
All right. So that's so, I mean, just like such
a relief, you know, when it's we hear about crashes
all the time. We've got a fatal crash this morning,
and you know it happens all the time. You just
you don't think it's going to happen to one of
your own. And uh, Steffan is just one of the
most wonderful people. I got to know him pretty well
when we were working together on the on the Later
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with Moe Kelly's show, and I just he's the best,
and the outpouring of support from listeners has been just crazy.
So there is a go fund me. So he's got
health insurance, but he's going to be off the job
for a while. He's got to recover and recuperate. And
you know, I don't we don't know the extent of
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the damage, you know so far. So if you would
like to make a donation, it's go fund me and
you just search Foosh And I want to say, and
I'm sure that Tim's going to say it, and all
the other hosts are going to say it, thank you
so much for anybody who has already donated, because it's
been absolutely amazing. Here's something else that's amazing. Those three
people that pulled him out of the burning car. We
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found one of them. Yay, good, Well I didn't find him.
Tim Conway Junior found one of them, and he's going
to be on with Tim this afternoon. So you've heard
of musk CTV. This is must Hear Radio four o'clock
with Tim Conway Junior, one of the people who literally
saved the lives of one of us own. We love that.
All right, let's get back to a little bit more news.
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A woman who allegedly disappeared with three kids while she
was babysitting in Inglewood has been found. The CHP announced
yesterday that the four, six and eight year old children
were also located. Police didn't give any details. The four
had been reported missing Friday evening. A federal judge in
Santa Anna will decide just how much former Orange County
Supervisor Andrew Doe will owe the government for his conviction
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in a bribery scheme. Doe was sentenced to five years
in federal prison in June and is expected to begin
serving that sentence on Friday. A man suspected of stealing
posters that honor black historical figures at UCLA has been arrested.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
Suspect was also found in possession of a stun gun,
campus keys, and other items on Sunday. The suspect is
facing burglary, weapons, and hate crime charges. The UCLA Police
Department says the burglary is linked with similar incidents that
have been under investigation since February. It's unclear if the
suspect is a student, employee or someone else. Daniel Martindale
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CAFI News.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
President trumpet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Eattanyahu have talked on
the phone about Israel's plans to take over the remaining
Hamas stronghold in Gaza. The call happened yesterday. Israel's allies
have been calling for a ceasefire in order to get
the hostages released and get humanitarian aid into the Palestinians
in Gaza. New research shows inhaling agricultural dust may cause
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significant health risks for agriculture workers. Researchers at UC Riverside
say their study found the dust causes airway inflammation. You
see our School of Medicine, professor Declan mc or McCole
rather tells KFI it's like the way traffic pollution can
cause respiratory issues.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
We wanted to understand does this also apply with agricultural
dust where you have not just inorganic matter but also
organic matter such as bacteria, fungi, etc.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Mcole says the study highlights the need for protective measures
for agricultural workers, like wearing N twenty filtration masks. Archaeologists
say they've found ancient stone tools on the Indonesian island
of Sulawesi that suggest early humans were there more than
a million years ago. Exactly which ancient human species left
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the tools, or how they managed to get there in
the first place, is still a mystery. Previously, the earliest
evidence of human habitation on the island was two hundred
thousand years old, and I think I was thinking I
was feeling old the other day. Evacuation warnings have been
lifted for the Canyon fire burning near Castaic. The fire
that started near Lake Piru has burned almost fifty four
(23:03):
hundred acres. It's now ninety one percent surrounded. Seven buildings
have been destroyed in the fire. Not clear how many
of those were homes. The fire burning in San Louis
Obispo and Santa Barbara County has grown to one hundred
eighteen thousand acres. It's thirty three percent surrounded. An Orange
County sheriff's deputy may face charges for shooting and killing
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his roommate, A thirty say the deputy may have mistaken
Britney's Shaw for an intruder early Friday morning and shot
her when she came back from walking her dog. Shaw
died at the hospital. The deputy has been placed on
administrative leave during the investigation. Weapons was armed for bear.
It took first place at the box office, earning more
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than forty two million dollars in its opening weekend, which
apparently was a lot better than experts or analysts had expected.
The horror movie Freaky or Friday was second, twenty nine
million dollars in ticket sales. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay
Lohan both stars in the reprisal of two thousand and
threes Freaky Friday, which was a remake of the nineteen
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seventy six films starring Barbara Harris and Jody Foster. Let's
get back to some of the stories coming out of
the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The LAEDWP SAS crews
have restored water service to all customers in Porter Ranch
and Granada Hills impacted by that outage caused by a
broken valve. Service was back on by about two point
thirty this morning. Crews installed a new section of pipe
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to replace the broken valve, and the ten million gallons
Susanna tank was refilled. More than ninety two hundred customers
were either without water or had very low water pressure
since last week. People are still being told to boil
tap water for cooking and drinking. They'll let you know
when you can stop that they're still testing the water lines.
A tattoo artists in La with some famous clients including
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Lady Gaga and Mightily Cyrus, expected to be sentenced today
for filing false returns to avoid paying more than six
hundred and forty one thousand dollars in five income tax
Daniel Winter, known in tattoo circles as winter Stone, pleaded
guilty in March to falsifying those taxes. A fire and
an explosion at a commercial building in the Harbor Gateway
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area early yesterday morning forced nearby residents to shelter in place.
The danger to residence was because of a large amount
of lead acid batteries burning off at the storage facility
on Vermont Avenue, near a Laundra Boulevard. The fire was
put out no one was hurt, but has mac Cruz
continued to monitor it. Some doctors say they disagree with
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the decision of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Junior to cancel almost five hundred million dollars worth
of grants and contracts for developing Messenger RNA vaccines. Doctor
Darien Sutton says they don't lose their effectiveness completely.
Speaker 9 (25:48):
It's a common misconception. So a vaccine is showing your
body what the threat looks like in a controlled fashion,
and in the setting of COVID nineteen, it's a specific protein. Now,
mutations do happen as time goes on, but it doesn't
change the whin.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
He says. That's why vaccines continue to reduce the risk
of severe illness and death even beyond mutation. An erbal
drink called feel Free is making some people feel bad.
Speaker 6 (26:12):
A viral video with more than twenty three million views
is putting the spotlight on feel Free, a small herbal
drink sold in convenience stores that some say it's dangerously addictive.
The blue shot sized bottles contain kava root and cratam,
a plant the FDA says acts like an opioid and
isn't federally regulated. Former users have described spending thousands of dollars,
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losing jobs, and suffering severe withdraw after drinking it. The
drinks maker, Botanic Tonics, denies any problems, but health experts
warn cratam can trigger relapse in recovering addicts. Utah has
already banned feel Free, and more states may follow.
Speaker 1 (26:46):
Heather Brooker Okayfi News Time to get in your business
now with Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho, like we do every weekday.
Morning morning, Courtney.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
Good morning, Happy Monday.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
Yes, if it is a happy Monday, we're trying. All right,
I'm trying. So not a very happy Monday for AOL
because they're doa oh listen to this. So I didn't
even know AOL was still around.
Speaker 3 (27:10):
Exactly exactly, but this was a familiar sound in the
dawn of the Internet age. Actually for those oh yeah,
I mean you're getting through. And for all of you
who were young, that was the tonya heard when you
connected it to the Internet through your phone line. But
it is the end of an era. AOL is discontinuing
(27:31):
its dial up internet service after thirty four years. They
say they routinely evaluate their products and services and they
decided on the move. But that's going to end on
September thirtieth.
Speaker 1 (27:42):
Okay. So, and at one point AOL had millions and
millions of customers and you got mail, yeah right, I mean,
it was a whole movie was made about it. But
I the last I heard it was like, there's like
a few thousand customers left.
Speaker 3 (27:59):
Yeah, but they didn't saying their official release. How many
folks still use dial up Internet? But apparently there are
a few, because they wouldn't put out a press release
if there weren't a couple of people out there who's
still used the old school way of dialing up.
Speaker 1 (28:13):
Our own Will koleshar ever just raised his hand. No,
I don't do the dial up. I have the email address,
I don't use dial up. Okay, not for life, Okay.
Target workers say the retailer is missing the bullseye on
the changes it needs to make to take on rivals.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
Yeah, so the company did an internal survey recently, and
about half of its employees don't think the company's making
them right moves to compete effectively and listen to this.
Forty percent said they don't have the confidence in the
company's future. So, according to The Wall Street Journal, executives
they want to bring back that Tarja magic of the
late nineties early two thousand, when everybody was going in
(28:50):
there to buy their cheap chic goods. Say that's ten
times fast.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Oh, we used to do it like every Sunday, the
girls and we'd all get together and it was Target Day,
Like it was the coolest thing to do. And you
just go wander around and it really has lost that.
It doesn't have that and it's anymore that cachet.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
And actually it's funny. One of I have this bag
and I get the most compliments. It's a navy blue
bag and it has flowers on it. Every time I
wear everybody's like, oh my god, that's such a great bag.
I bought it fifteen years ago a Target.
Speaker 1 (29:22):
It was great.
Speaker 3 (29:23):
But they're trying to do offer more trendy items. They're
doing these high end collaborations. They used to do them,
but then they kind of stopped it. But they did
have some success recently with that partnership with that Kate
Spade brand. This year, everybody I saw everybody wearing that
green flower dress. It was like everybody all across the board.
So they said it was pretty good getting people back in.
(29:45):
Also a collaboration with Taylor Swift's book.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
Oh I would imagine that that one could pay off.
Okay exactly. Warby Parker makes glasses and they haven't changed
their prices for quite a while.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
That's crazy, so twenty ten prices, they're still in style
twenty because yes, their most affordable glasses, the cheap end
of the spectrum are ninety five dollars, and that price
is held steady since the brand launch fifteen years ago.
So Warby Parker is hoping to keep these ninety five
dollars options available. The Wall Street Journal says they plan
to offset the rising costs of tariffs with price hikes
(30:23):
on its more expensive frames and lenses to keep the
cheaper options available to people.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
I love cheaper options. I'm heading to the optometrist next week.
There you go, Okay, this could be an interesting meeting.
Intel's CEO is going to the White House today, which
comes after President Trump called on to him to resign
last week.
Speaker 3 (30:45):
Yes, and he's saying it's a conflict of interest. He
said it's due to the ties to China, but Han
says he is the full backing of the company's board.
But it still makes some Intel folks investors a little
bit worried because he was hired earlier this year to
try to get the chip maker back on track. But
of course, as we've talked about, the chip makers are
definitely in the crosshairs of the President and especially in
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his trade strategy.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
Yeah. I just I have some friends who worked at
the Intel up in Portland, that particular branch of it
and they just had a huge, huge layoff. Yeah, a
big restructuring. They're trying to cut their costs. They're trying
to first cut their costs before they start going back
to working on more innovative products. But again, this is
(31:31):
just a bell leather and just something that screams American
tech savvy, and we a lot of people are.
Speaker 3 (31:38):
Betting and hoping that Intel will get back on track.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
For that, we hope. So and speaking of back on track,
are we going to be back on track for a
good stuck week?
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Yes, we're looking at a higher open Investors are focused
on tomorrow's inflation data. That should help firm up some
expectations for when the Federal Reserve will kind of interest
rates next. We're looking at out futures are up sixty
five points. But I want to mention something that cross
we do have breaking news. Paramount is stepping into the
UFC cage. The media giant has acquired the exclusive rights
(32:08):
to show Ultimate Fighting Championship events over the next seven years.
They're paying an average of one point one billion dollars
a year.
Speaker 5 (32:15):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (32:15):
Okay, well I know what I won't be watching.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
Sorry, not a big fan either.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
I'm not a big UFC fan. I don't think i'm
their demo. But that's okay, that's okay.
Speaker 3 (32:25):
Well, they're hoping some people will come in and will
drive people to the Paramount Plus streaming service. So that's
the key behind that, all.
Speaker 1 (32:32):
Right, getting in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney Donahoe like
we do every morning. We'll talk to you tomorrow morning, definitely.
I'll be here, all right, Thanks Gortney. Here's what we're following.
In the KFI twenty four hour news. A vigil has
been held for Africa Johnson and greg Gregory de Riso.
They were both shot to death in downtown La a
week ago. Several others were also shot. There's two of
(32:53):
them are still in critical condition following the attack at
fourteenth Place in Paloma Street, near the Fashion District. No
arrests have been made. A burglary suspect is facing hate
crime charges after he allegedly broke into a UCLA lecture hall.
UCLA police say they found stolen posters that honor African Americans.
They also found a stun gun, campus keys, and some
other stuff. Police didn't stay when the arrest was made,
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but that they had been investigating similar crimes since February.
The perseeds are peaking. The annual meteor shower peaks between
now and August thirteenth, with the highest number of meteors
expected to streak across the night sky. Just before sunrise
on Wednesday morning, Astronomers say you could see up to
sixty meteors per hour. We're just minutes away from Handle.
(33:39):
On the news this morning, it's Trump versus California. Another
round in court today over the use of National Guard troops.
Let's say good morning now to kfi's White House correspondent
John Deck or so John. The meeting is set between
President Trump and President Putin. How did it all come together?
You're the guy in the note.
Speaker 7 (34:01):
Yeah, well, it came together. I think because President Putin
was realizing the war was going to be impossible to
win because of a decision that the President made a
month ago to allow NATO allies to purchase military equipment
as well as ammunition, and then they in turn would
convey that to the Ukraine military. That made it just
(34:23):
impossible to gain any ground against Ukraine. The other reason
I think that Putin came to the negotiating table is
because of these secondary tariffs that President Trump had threatened
that would squeeze Russia's economy even more amy and that
is something that Putin is very concerned about because it's
(34:43):
that oil that Russian has that has funded this war
against Ukraine. You dry up that oil revenue, it makes
it very difficult for Vladimir Putin to proceed with his
war against Ukraine.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Do we know, John who all is buying that oil?
I know that is one of them, because Trump said, okay, fine, India,
your terraf's just doubled because you keep buying from them.
Speaker 7 (35:05):
But we know who else is, right, Yeah, India is
the second largest purchaser of that Chinese oil. I'm sorry
that Russian oil. China is number one, they continued to
be the largest purchaser of Russian oil, and number three
is Turkey. Turkey is actually a NATO ally. The President
has not imposed those secondary tariffs that you just referenced
(35:29):
on China or on Turkey, and for various reasons. The
President has a trade deal that he's trying to work
out with China. Perhaps that's the reason why he hasn't
imposed it on China. And as I mentioned, the President
is very good allies with Turkey's leader Ertawan. I think
that's one reason why he hasn't pulled the trigger, so
(35:50):
to speak, on imposing those secondary tariffs on that country.
Speaker 1 (35:54):
Okay, and you got to ask him some questions about
the summit. Did you get any interesting insight of the
than the two things that you already told us about.
Speaker 7 (36:04):
Well, yes. I asked the President a few questions on Friday.
One of those questions had to do with what's his
level of optimism that this meeting on Friday could lead
to some sort of peace deal. The President expressing optimism
that perhaps one day, in the next few weeks, next
few months, we could see a ceremony in which President
trump'son the middle, President Zelenski's on one side, President Putin's
(36:27):
on the other. I also asked the President whether October tenth, Friday,
October tenth is circled on his calendar. That's the date
that the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel Peace
Prize for this year. The President said he's not really
focused on that. He's more focused, he says, on saving lives.
And I also asked the President whether he trusts Vladimir Putin,
(36:49):
and the President said, essentially, I don't trust him. I
don't trust any foreign leader as he negotiates on behalf
of the US government.
Speaker 1 (36:56):
Okay, and then, John, do we know why they pay
to Alaska because there were talks that it might be
Saudi Arabia.
Speaker 7 (37:06):
Well, I don't know specifically, but I can give you
a very good guess as to why that happened. You know,
there are very few countries in the world that could
host such a meeting because of an International Criminal Court
arrest warrant out for Vladimir Putin. Most countries in the
world are members of the ICC. The US is not
one of them, however, And if you look at you know,
(37:27):
the map, you will notice that Anchorage, Alaska. We don't
know if Anchorage is where this meeting will take place,
but Anchorage, Alaska is exactly equidistant between Washington, DC and Moscow.
So perhaps that's the reason why they zeroed in on
having this meeting in Alaska.
Speaker 1 (37:43):
And we know that there are no coincidences, so that
makes sense. We'll see if it's right. We'll see if
it's Anchorage or not.
Speaker 7 (37:51):
All right, that's right, say.
Speaker 1 (37:52):
If I White House Correspondent John Decker, thanks so much
for the insight and information. We'll talk to you soon,
thanks Amy. But all right, let's get back to some
of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. Water's back on full force for ninety two
hundred residents of porter A Ranch in Granada. Hill's crew's
completed work replacing a section of underground pipe where a
broken valve had interrupted service for almost a week. The
(38:15):
laedwpiece's residents should still boil water until further notice. The
DWB has been providing showers and restrooms, laundry facilities in
drinking water to affected residents. More than five hundred pro
Palestinian protesters have been arrested in London. Police announced yesterday
the demonstrators were arrested for supporting the group known as
(38:35):
Palestine Action, which was recently outlawed as a terrorist organization.
Protesters demanding the immediate release of the remaining Israeli hostages
and Gaza held their own through the march through central
London yesterday afternoon. President Trump has promised to make Washington,
DC safer and more beautiful than ever. ABC's Nicole d
(38:56):
Antonio says the President posted on social media the homeless
have to move out and criminals are going to be
put in jail.
Speaker 10 (39:02):
President Trump has adjusted in the past that the federal
government should take over the city and threaten to have
the FED step in after a former worker for Elon
Musk's Stoge group was assaulted during an attempted carjacking last week.
Speaker 1 (39:14):
Trump's expected to talk about his plans this morning. He's
holding a press conference expected to start about seven o'clock
hour time. A new report shows AI is not having
any meaningful impacts on the labor market. Analysis by the
think tank the Economic Innovation Group shows American workers whose
jobs involved tasks that artificial intelligence can do are much
(39:37):
less likely than other workers to be unemployed. An EIG
researcher says they don't see any evidence of AI driven
job losses, even among college grads, who are often mentioned
at being at risk from technology. I think it's still
early in the game. We'll see This is KFI and
(39:58):
KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County live from the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer Ann and technical
producer Kno and traffic specialist Will I'm Amy King. This
has been your wake up call. If you missed any
wake up call you can listen anytime on the iHeartRadio app.
You've been listening to Wake Up Call with me Amy King.
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You can always hear Wake Up Call five to six
am Monday through Friday on KFI Am six forty and
anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
You're listening to KFI AM six forty wake Up Call
with me Amy King on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
KFI and KOSTHD two Los Angeles, Orange County.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
It's time for your morning wake up call.
Speaker 4 (00:21):
Here's Amy King.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Well, good morning to you. This is your wake up
call for Monday, August eleventh. I'm Amy King. So glad
you're starting your workday with us. Your work week for
kids at school week, I think LA schools start a
little bit later this week. Some schools start today. A
(00:49):
couple started last week. Most Orange County, I think is
a couple of weeks from now. They get a couple
extra weeks. Will says it's too early. Yes, it is
too early, or you're talking about I'm talking about just
early in the day. I hope you had a fabulous,
fabulous weekend. I got to go to a Dodgers game.
That's always good, and they won. That's even better. And
(01:14):
under the grandstands on the outfield there's a pitching game,
so I was like, oh, that'd be fun. It's on
Instagram if you want to check it out. I don't think.
I don't think I have a future in baseball. You're
not going to be a pitcher. I don't think so,
but you can check it out. It's at Ammy K. King. Yeah,
(01:38):
it's a little bit humiliating. There was so I literally
I threw the ball like thirty one miles an hour,
thirty two miles an hour, which is better than I
thought I was going to do. And then right after
me this little girl, she was absolutely adorable, little brown
haired girl, probably five years old, little tiny little thing.
She threw it thirty five miles an hour. The nerve,
(02:01):
the nerve. I was like, Okay, I'm humiliated. I'm humiliated.
I'm leaving. But anyway, if you want, I would love
to have you check it out at Emmy K.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
King.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Here's what's ahead on wake Up Call LADWP crews have
restored water service to customers and Granada Hills and Border
Ranch impacted by that broken water valve. The repairs on
the fifty four inch pipe have been completed. A boil
water order is still in place because they want to
test the water make sure it's good to go, so
(02:31):
boil water orders still in place. Authorities are investigating a
burglary and an explosion at an apartment complex in Inglewood.
Polease say the explosion yesterday afternoon happened hours after a
burglary had been reported in on the upper floor of
the apartment building. No one got hurt, but there's damage
to the building. Police say the break in and the
explosion are likely connected. Some students in Fontana schools they'll
(02:53):
be getting random drug testing. The testing from middle and
high school kids in the district will be voluntary and
only done with parents consent. The program, unanimously approved by
the school district last week, will apply to students in athletics,
junior rotc and after school activities like band, choir, drama,
and dance. Democratic lawmakers in Texas left the state a
(03:17):
week ago. Are they ever going to come back? When
might that happen? And if Texas moves forward with redrawing
voting districts, what kind of chain reaction might that trigger.
We're going to find out with ABC's Steve Roberts. That's
coming up in just a couple of minutes. President Trump
meeting with President Putin. The meeting set for Friday in Alaska.
Kfi's White House correspondent John Dekker got to ask the
President about it, how it all came together, what might
(03:39):
come of it? That's coming up at five point fifty,
and we almost If you listen to KFI at all,
you know this by now. We almost lost one of
our own technical director, Stefan you probably know him as
Fousht Fushtfoush from the Tim Conway Show and also Mo
Kelly Show, did not show up for work on Thursday,
and eight hours late they found out it was because
(04:01):
he'd been in this horrific car crash. Thanks to three
good Samaritans who stopped and pulled him out of his
burning car, he is alive today. We've got an update
for you and a message from Foush. Hey, let's get
started with some of the stories coming out of the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom. Two people have avoided being captured,
at least so far, after carjacking at least three vehicles
(04:24):
in a chase through La County. The chase that lasted
more than an hour started late last night after a
pickup truck was stolen in Lancaster after driving the wrong
way on the five. In Silmar, the pair carjacked a
semi truck hauling milk. They drove that into downtown La
then dumped the truck under an overpass. And carjacked another pickup.
(04:44):
They bailed out of that vehicle and ran off. Police
say they are still on the loose and may have
taken a fourth vehicle. A foreign investor's been buying up
pieces of Malibu.
Speaker 6 (04:53):
Malibu coastline was destroyed when January's wildfires wiped out more
than seven hundred structures. Now reeltor dot Com reports a
a foreign investor has quietly purchased nine prime oceanfront lots
along pch, spending over sixty five million dollars, with plans
to rebuild luxury mansions. Real estate agent Western Littlefield says
only properties with forty feet or more of beach frontage
(05:13):
made the cut for the buyer, but rebuilding in Malibu
isn't quick or cheap. Strict coastal regulations, high permit fees,
and FEMA requirements mean the process could take years before
it's complete. Heather Brooker, okay, if I knew.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
The La School District is talking immigration enforcement as it
gets ready for a new school year. Superintendent Alberto Carvallo,
school board members, and local elected officials are gathering this
afternoon too, as they put it, reaffirm their commitment to
keeping schools safe. And supportive for all students and families.
When immigration raids in LA ramped up in June, school
(05:46):
police were instructed to interfere and intervene in any federal
immigration enforcement action. It's five oh seven on your Monday
morning wake up called. Time to say good morning to
ABC's political analyst Steve Roberts. Good morning, Steve. The Texas
Democrats left town a week ago to stop a vote
on redrawing congressional districts. They're still gone. Any signs they
(06:09):
might come back or how long they might.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
Stay away, signs that they're They're pretty adamant and staying away. Now.
Republicans have thrown all sorts of threats at them. They're
going to be arrested, They're going to be thrown out
of their seats, as even talk of putting the FBI
on their tail. So the Texas Republicans are really ratcheting
(06:32):
up the pressure because look, Republicans hold a three seat
margin in the House. Representative Donald Trump is very well
aware that in almost every off year election the president's
party loses seats. It's a very different elector. A lot
of folks that get pulled in by magnetic candidate like Trump,
Ronald Reagan don't vote two years later. So he's in
(06:53):
real danger of losing the House majority, which means not
only that his legislative program would be blocked is last
two years, but more seriously, Democrats would take control of
the committees, they could hold hearings, start investigations, really make
life miserable for them. So stakes are high, and as
many of your listeners know, in retaliation, governors like Newsom
(07:14):
in California saying, look, you do this in Texas, We're
going to redraw the boundaries in California and we're going
to knock out some Republicans. And there are vulnerable Republicans
south of la There in Orange County, there are several
marginal districts, and up in the Central Valley there are
several others that could be carved out in a different
(07:34):
way to elect Democrats. So this is all out war
at this point. And this is very unusual because the
tradition is sure both parties of gerrymander districts over the years,
but they do it every ten years. To do this
in the middle of this between censuses, this is very unusual.
(07:57):
But this is only part of the much larger strategy
Trump is following. He's trying to exert power in every
possible way, and this is just one example of it.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Okay, and Steve You said that it's very unusual to
do the jerrymandering. In the middle between the two sentences
are sentences. The census is it's unusual. But is it legal?
Speaker 5 (08:22):
Well, that's a very good question, and the Supreme Court,
in a decision in twenty nineteen, basically wipe their hands
of the whole issue of jerry mandering. From a political
point of view. There are still possible legal challenges to
jerry mandering if maps disadvantage a racial group that is
(08:46):
protected by the Voting Rights Act, But if you're just
talking about the exercise of raw political power, Supreme Court
basically said, we don't have a role here. This is
a political problem, not a judicial problem. So yeah, it's legal.
Are very few, if any, legal ways of stopping this.
It's all got to be done through politics, which is
(09:06):
what Governor Newson's trying to do.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
Okay, And then just real quickly, Steve You said, the
California says, Okay, if you guys do it, we're going
to do it. But California is not the only one
Kathy Hochel, and the governor of New York is saying, yeah,
we're going to do it too. I mean, is this
going to start this domino effect and all the states
are going to jump in? Maybe not all, but yes,
it could very much happen.
Speaker 5 (09:29):
Now, some of your listeners know, California's a little different
because people have known for a long time that Jerry
Mandarin can be very destructive to a functioning democracy, and
that we're better off if there's a certain amount of
non partisanship or bipartisanship. California, in an effort to preserve
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a good government and the shred of democracy, years ago,
passed a rule that an independent commission should raw the districts,
not just make this a political football, and the number
of other democratic controlled states like New York followed suit.
But now the governors of these democratic states had their
hands tied by the good government reforms of a generation ago.
(10:16):
And so what Governor Newsom is trying to do is
get around this roadblock of good government, which handed the
power of redistrict in California over to this commission. And
one of the interesting footnotes here is that these Republicans
who represent these marginal districts in Orange County and up
in the Central Valley. They're starting to screen bloody murder
(10:37):
and say to Trump and the Republicans in Texas, hey,
you might be drawing new match down there. They're going
to help Republicans, But if Newsom and other governors retaliate,
we're the ones going to pay the price. You're going
to lose Republican seats. That we have so complicated problem,
but a lot of high stakes at risk here.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And will be one. ABC Steve Roberts, thanks so much
for the information. We appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Sure.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
All right, let's get back to some of the stories
coming out of the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The
date is set. President Trump will meet with Russian leader
Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday. They'll be talking about how
to end the war in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark
Ruta says Trump needs to put pressure on Putin.
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Next Friday will be important because it will be about
testing Putin.
Speaker 2 (11:24):
How serious he is on bring this terrible war.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
To an end. Trump has said a potential deal would
involve some swapping of territories to the betterment of both sides.
Ukrainian President Zelenski won't be there and is refusing to
give up any territory. European nations have rallied behind Ukraine,
emphasizing peace cannot be achieved without Kiev's involvement. European leaders
(11:50):
have expressed concerns that Ukraine might be pressured into giving
up land. A statement from EU leaders stresses the need
for a just and lasting piece for you. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is defending his country against
what he calls a global campaign of lies about starvation
in Gaza. Netanyahu says Israel has to finish the job
(12:12):
with Hamas, and the best way to do that is
to take over Gaza City.
Speaker 8 (12:15):
Montrea to false claims, this is the best way to
end the war, and the best way to end it speedily.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
He says, if Israel had a starvation policy, no one
in Gaza would have survived after two years of war.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanize has announced his government will
recognize a Palestinian state. The decision follows internal pressure and
criticism over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which he described
as a catastrophe. The recognition will be formalized at the
(12:45):
UN General Assembly in September. The move aligns with recent
signals from leaders in France, Britain and Canada. Heavy rain
has caused flash flooding in Wisconsin that has led to
power outages, road closures, and water rescues. This guy says
he was driving Saturday when the road collapsed under his
car and fell into the flooding Manoman River.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I'm going down, so then I got out the car
clowned on.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Top of the car.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
First of all, I got out the car and slipped
under into the water, but I climb back up.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
Derek Watson says he's very thankful to be alive. The
storm also flooded homes and caused the final day of
the Wisconsin State Fair to be canceled. That is the
true travesty. I love a good state Fair. As many
families get ready for a new school year, the transition
back to the classroom can be a challenge when it
comes to breaking away from tech habits in screen time.
(13:35):
Parenting expert Rika Souder says there are ways to keep
kids busy and get them classroom ready.
Speaker 6 (13:42):
You might want to make a rule that you know,
get your homework done, the summer work done, or do
some reading, or go play outside and then you can
get on your device.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
She says parents might also consider limiting the amount of
screen time their kids actually have. I would imagine that
is a big feat these days, So good luck, good
luck parents. An eleven year old girl is recovering after
a mountain lion bitter outside her home in Malibu. It
happened late yesterday afternoon while the girl was out feeding chickens.
(14:11):
She got bit on the arm, but is expected to
be okay. Department of Fish and Wildlife officers then tracked
down and shot and killed the lion. Last year, a
five year old boy was attacked by a mountain lion
at Malibu Creek State Park. A thirty one year old
man from Anaeim's been arrested for allegedly stabbing a fifteen
year old girl to death in Costa Mesa. It happened
Saturday afternoon on Shalmar Drive, west of the fifty five.
(14:33):
The girl was found with grave wounds and died at
a hospital. The man was arrested Saturday night. Police said
is believed to be gang related. Quarterback Trey Lance, an
undrafted rookie running back Raheem Sanders ran for touchdowns as
the Chargers beat the New Orleans Saints twenty seven thirteen
in preseason action at SOFI Stadium. Saturday, the LA Rams
(14:55):
bucked the Cowboys thirty one to twenty one. Regular season
less than a month of waits starts on Thursday, September fourth,
at six oh five. It's handle on the news. It's
Trump versus California. Another round in court that's happening today. Okay,
So if you listen to KFI at all and have
been listening over the last anytime in the last three days,
(15:17):
you've probably heard about our technical director Foush, a counterpart
to our very own Kono. But Steph Fusch got in
this nasty car crash, and as Tim Conway Junior said,
if somebody doesn't show up for work on Hot Dog Day,
something is horribly wrong. So he didn't show up for
work on Thursday, which is not like Stefan at all.
(15:39):
So they started like calling around and they're like, where
is he? Where is he? They and they didn't know
where he was. And then Tim and Bellio just went
above and beyond uh looking for him, and they found
his parents. They didn't know where he was, and then
his mom started doing this. I can't even imagine and
(16:00):
doing this as a mom calling hospitals, hey have you
seen my son? Because he didn't have ID on him
because apparently his ID burned up in the car crash.
So he was a John Doe in the hospital for
about eight hours. And then finally that connection was made
and they said, okay, one, thank god he's alive, but
oh my god, my son is in a horrible condition
(16:22):
in the hospital. So we were texting and Tim has
been very generous with, you know, letting us know what's
going on. In fact, he just posted some stuff on Instagram.
I'm gonna put it on my Instagram. It's on the
KFI instagram, so at Amy K King or at KFIM
six forty I can get update on that. But we
know that he is alive because three people pulled over
(16:45):
and pulled him out of a burning car. He was
taken to the hospital. His arm got outside the vehicle somehow,
so and apparently the vehicle flipped, it landed right side up,
then exploded in flames, so but his arm was outside,
so his arm is horribly mangled. He's had two surgeries
(17:08):
so far. Bellyo gave me an up. Sharon Bellio gave
me an update last night, saying he's gonna have his
third surgery today. He's doing much better. He got up
and walked around, he got his hair washed. He's feeling better.
He has multiple fractions on his arm. It was, as
(17:29):
they put it, d gloved, and so the two surgeries
were to try to save the skin and everything, like
literally your skin was ripped off of the arm, so
without getting two two into the weeds with that, and
then also to reset his hand. So the surgery tomorrow
(17:49):
is to clean it out, make sure that the muscles
and tendons are all doing what they're supposed to be doing,
and there's blood flow to his arm and that kind
of stuff. Multiple fractures haven't been fixed yet because they
have to try to save the skin first. So he's interesting.
He's got his arm elevated and in some sort of
a cast or it's until they can get it all fixed.
(18:11):
He has a couple of broken ribs, so that's a
concern because you can't do anything about a rib. You
just have to heal. And from people that I've known
who've had broken ribs, it's incredibly painful. So but he
is doing much better, and he put out a message
to us, so we wanted to share that with you.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Hey, guys, is Stephan the Foushe I'm doing a lot better.
It's been a rough couple of days and there's going
to be a rough couple more days ahead of me,
but I'm healing really well and they're taking real good
care of me. I miss you all, and I can't
begin to thank you enough for all the donations, all
the love, all the prayers. It's been just unbelievably humbling,
(18:53):
and I can't wait to get back in the studio
and start, you know, parting with you all again. All right,
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
All right. So that's so, I mean, just like such
a relief, you know, when it's we hear about crashes
all the time. We've got a fatal crash this morning,
and you know it happens all the time. You just
you don't think it's going to happen to one of
your own. And uh, Steffan is just one of the
most wonderful people. I got to know him pretty well
when we were working together on the on the Later
(19:20):
with Moe Kelly's show, and I just he's the best,
and the outpouring of support from listeners has been just crazy.
So there is a go fund me. So he's got
health insurance, but he's going to be off the job
for a while. He's got to recover and recuperate. And
you know, I don't we don't know the extent of
(19:40):
the damage, you know so far. So if you would
like to make a donation, it's go fund me and
you just search Foosh And I want to say, and
I'm sure that Tim's going to say it, and all
the other hosts are going to say it, thank you
so much for anybody who has already donated, because it's
been absolutely amazing. Here's something else that's amazing. Those three
people that pulled him out of the burning car. We
(20:04):
found one of them. Yay, good, Well I didn't find him.
Tim Conway Junior found one of them, and he's going
to be on with Tim this afternoon. So you've heard
of musk CTV. This is must Hear Radio four o'clock
with Tim Conway Junior, one of the people who literally
saved the lives of one of us own. We love that.
All right, let's get back to a little bit more news.
(20:27):
A woman who allegedly disappeared with three kids while she
was babysitting in Inglewood has been found. The CHP announced
yesterday that the four, six and eight year old children
were also located. Police didn't give any details. The four
had been reported missing Friday evening. A federal judge in
Santa Anna will decide just how much former Orange County
Supervisor Andrew Doe will owe the government for his conviction
(20:50):
in a bribery scheme. Doe was sentenced to five years
in federal prison in June and is expected to begin
serving that sentence on Friday. A man suspected of stealing
posters that honor black historical figures at UCLA has been arrested.
Speaker 8 (21:04):
Suspect was also found in possession of a stun gun,
campus keys, and other items on Sunday. The suspect is
facing burglary, weapons, and hate crime charges. The UCLA Police
Department says the burglary is linked with similar incidents that
have been under investigation since February. It's unclear if the
suspect is a student, employee or someone else. Daniel Martindale
(21:24):
CAFI News.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
President trumpet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Eattanyahu have talked on
the phone about Israel's plans to take over the remaining
Hamas stronghold in Gaza. The call happened yesterday. Israel's allies
have been calling for a ceasefire in order to get
the hostages released and get humanitarian aid into the Palestinians
in Gaza. New research shows inhaling agricultural dust may cause
(21:49):
significant health risks for agriculture workers. Researchers at UC Riverside
say their study found the dust causes airway inflammation. You
see our School of Medicine, professor Declan mc or McCole
rather tells KFI it's like the way traffic pollution can
cause respiratory issues.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
We wanted to understand does this also apply with agricultural
dust where you have not just inorganic matter but also
organic matter such as bacteria, fungi, etc.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
Mcole says the study highlights the need for protective measures
for agricultural workers, like wearing N twenty filtration masks. Archaeologists
say they've found ancient stone tools on the Indonesian island
of Sulawesi that suggest early humans were there more than
a million years ago. Exactly which ancient human species left
(22:41):
the tools, or how they managed to get there in
the first place, is still a mystery. Previously, the earliest
evidence of human habitation on the island was two hundred
thousand years old, and I think I was thinking I
was feeling old the other day. Evacuation warnings have been
lifted for the Canyon fire burning near Castaic. The fire
that started near Lake Piru has burned almost fifty four
(23:03):
hundred acres. It's now ninety one percent surrounded. Seven buildings
have been destroyed in the fire. Not clear how many
of those were homes. The fire burning in San Louis
Obispo and Santa Barbara County has grown to one hundred
eighteen thousand acres. It's thirty three percent surrounded. An Orange
County sheriff's deputy may face charges for shooting and killing
(23:23):
his roommate, A thirty say the deputy may have mistaken
Britney's Shaw for an intruder early Friday morning and shot
her when she came back from walking her dog. Shaw
died at the hospital. The deputy has been placed on
administrative leave during the investigation. Weapons was armed for bear.
It took first place at the box office, earning more
(23:44):
than forty two million dollars in its opening weekend, which
apparently was a lot better than experts or analysts had expected.
The horror movie Freaky or Friday was second, twenty nine
million dollars in ticket sales. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay
Lohan both stars in the reprisal of two thousand and
threes Freaky Friday, which was a remake of the nineteen
(24:06):
seventy six films starring Barbara Harris and Jody Foster. Let's
get back to some of the stories coming out of
the KFI twenty four hour newsroom. The LAEDWP SAS crews
have restored water service to all customers in Porter Ranch
and Granada Hills impacted by that outage caused by a
broken valve. Service was back on by about two point
thirty this morning. Crews installed a new section of pipe
(24:27):
to replace the broken valve, and the ten million gallons
Susanna tank was refilled. More than ninety two hundred customers
were either without water or had very low water pressure
since last week. People are still being told to boil
tap water for cooking and drinking. They'll let you know
when you can stop that they're still testing the water lines.
A tattoo artists in La with some famous clients including
(24:51):
Lady Gaga and Mightily Cyrus, expected to be sentenced today
for filing false returns to avoid paying more than six
hundred and forty one thousand dollars in five income tax
Daniel Winter, known in tattoo circles as winter Stone, pleaded
guilty in March to falsifying those taxes. A fire and
an explosion at a commercial building in the Harbor Gateway
(25:12):
area early yesterday morning forced nearby residents to shelter in place.
The danger to residence was because of a large amount
of lead acid batteries burning off at the storage facility
on Vermont Avenue, near a Laundra Boulevard. The fire was
put out no one was hurt, but has mac Cruz
continued to monitor it. Some doctors say they disagree with
(25:33):
the decision of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Junior to cancel almost five hundred million dollars worth
of grants and contracts for developing Messenger RNA vaccines. Doctor
Darien Sutton says they don't lose their effectiveness completely.
Speaker 9 (25:48):
It's a common misconception. So a vaccine is showing your
body what the threat looks like in a controlled fashion,
and in the setting of COVID nineteen, it's a specific protein. Now,
mutations do happen as time goes on, but it doesn't
change the whin.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
He says. That's why vaccines continue to reduce the risk
of severe illness and death even beyond mutation. An erbal
drink called feel Free is making some people feel bad.
Speaker 6 (26:12):
A viral video with more than twenty three million views
is putting the spotlight on feel Free, a small herbal
drink sold in convenience stores that some say it's dangerously addictive.
The blue shot sized bottles contain kava root and cratam,
a plant the FDA says acts like an opioid and
isn't federally regulated. Former users have described spending thousands of dollars,
(26:32):
losing jobs, and suffering severe withdraw after drinking it. The
drinks maker, Botanic Tonics, denies any problems, but health experts
warn cratam can trigger relapse in recovering addicts. Utah has
already banned feel Free, and more states may follow.
Speaker 1 (26:46):
Heather Brooker Okayfi News Time to get in your business
now with Bloomberg's Courtney Donaho, like we do every weekday.
Morning morning, Courtney.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
Good morning, Happy Monday.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
Yes, if it is a happy Monday, we're trying. All right,
I'm trying. So not a very happy Monday for AOL
because they're doa oh listen to this. So I didn't
even know AOL was still around.
Speaker 3 (27:10):
Exactly exactly, but this was a familiar sound in the
dawn of the Internet age. Actually for those oh yeah,
I mean you're getting through. And for all of you
who were young, that was the tonya heard when you
connected it to the Internet through your phone line. But
it is the end of an era. AOL is discontinuing
(27:31):
its dial up internet service after thirty four years. They
say they routinely evaluate their products and services and they
decided on the move. But that's going to end on
September thirtieth.
Speaker 1 (27:42):
Okay. So, and at one point AOL had millions and
millions of customers and you got mail, yeah right, I mean,
it was a whole movie was made about it. But
I the last I heard it was like, there's like
a few thousand customers left.
Speaker 3 (27:59):
Yeah, but they didn't saying their official release. How many
folks still use dial up Internet? But apparently there are
a few, because they wouldn't put out a press release
if there weren't a couple of people out there who's
still used the old school way of dialing up.
Speaker 1 (28:13):
Our own Will koleshar ever just raised his hand. No,
I don't do the dial up. I have the email address,
I don't use dial up. Okay, not for life, Okay.
Target workers say the retailer is missing the bullseye on
the changes it needs to make to take on rivals.
Speaker 3 (28:29):
Yeah, so the company did an internal survey recently, and
about half of its employees don't think the company's making
them right moves to compete effectively and listen to this.
Forty percent said they don't have the confidence in the
company's future. So, according to The Wall Street Journal, executives
they want to bring back that Tarja magic of the
late nineties early two thousand, when everybody was going in
(28:50):
there to buy their cheap chic goods. Say that's ten
times fast.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Oh, we used to do it like every Sunday, the
girls and we'd all get together and it was Target Day,
Like it was the coolest thing to do. And you
just go wander around and it really has lost that.
It doesn't have that and it's anymore that cachet.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
And actually it's funny. One of I have this bag
and I get the most compliments. It's a navy blue
bag and it has flowers on it. Every time I
wear everybody's like, oh my god, that's such a great bag.
I bought it fifteen years ago a Target.
Speaker 1 (29:22):
It was great.
Speaker 3 (29:23):
But they're trying to do offer more trendy items. They're
doing these high end collaborations. They used to do them,
but then they kind of stopped it. But they did
have some success recently with that partnership with that Kate
Spade brand. This year, everybody I saw everybody wearing that
green flower dress. It was like everybody all across the board.
So they said it was pretty good getting people back in.
(29:45):
Also a collaboration with Taylor Swift's book.
Speaker 1 (29:47):
Oh I would imagine that that one could pay off.
Okay exactly. Warby Parker makes glasses and they haven't changed
their prices for quite a while.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
That's crazy, so twenty ten prices, they're still in style
twenty because yes, their most affordable glasses, the cheap end
of the spectrum are ninety five dollars, and that price
is held steady since the brand launch fifteen years ago.
So Warby Parker is hoping to keep these ninety five
dollars options available. The Wall Street Journal says they plan
to offset the rising costs of tariffs with price hikes
(30:23):
on its more expensive frames and lenses to keep the
cheaper options available to people.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
I love cheaper options. I'm heading to the optometrist next week.
There you go, Okay, this could be an interesting meeting.
Intel's CEO is going to the White House today, which
comes after President Trump called on to him to resign
last week.
Speaker 3 (30:45):
Yes, and he's saying it's a conflict of interest. He
said it's due to the ties to China, but Han
says he is the full backing of the company's board.
But it still makes some Intel folks investors a little
bit worried because he was hired earlier this year to
try to get the chip maker back on track. But
of course, as we've talked about, the chip makers are
definitely in the crosshairs of the President and especially in
(31:08):
his trade strategy.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
Yeah. I just I have some friends who worked at
the Intel up in Portland, that particular branch of it
and they just had a huge, huge layoff. Yeah, a
big restructuring. They're trying to cut their costs. They're trying
to first cut their costs before they start going back
to working on more innovative products. But again, this is
(31:31):
just a bell leather and just something that screams American
tech savvy, and we a lot of people are.
Speaker 3 (31:38):
Betting and hoping that Intel will get back on track.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
For that, we hope. So and speaking of back on track,
are we going to be back on track for a
good stuck week?
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Yes, we're looking at a higher open Investors are focused
on tomorrow's inflation data. That should help firm up some
expectations for when the Federal Reserve will kind of interest
rates next. We're looking at out futures are up sixty
five points. But I want to mention something that cross
we do have breaking news. Paramount is stepping into the
UFC cage. The media giant has acquired the exclusive rights
(32:08):
to show Ultimate Fighting Championship events over the next seven years.
They're paying an average of one point one billion dollars
a year.
Speaker 5 (32:15):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (32:15):
Okay, well I know what I won't be watching.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
Sorry, not a big fan either.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
I'm not a big UFC fan. I don't think i'm
their demo. But that's okay, that's okay.
Speaker 3 (32:25):
Well, they're hoping some people will come in and will
drive people to the Paramount Plus streaming service. So that's
the key behind that, all.
Speaker 1 (32:32):
Right, getting in your business with Bloomberg's Courtney Donahoe like
we do every morning. We'll talk to you tomorrow morning, definitely.
I'll be here, all right, Thanks Gortney. Here's what we're following.
In the KFI twenty four hour news. A vigil has
been held for Africa Johnson and greg Gregory de Riso.
They were both shot to death in downtown La a
week ago. Several others were also shot. There's two of
(32:53):
them are still in critical condition following the attack at
fourteenth Place in Paloma Street, near the Fashion District. No
arrests have been made. A burglary suspect is facing hate
crime charges after he allegedly broke into a UCLA lecture hall.
UCLA police say they found stolen posters that honor African Americans.
They also found a stun gun, campus keys, and some
other stuff. Police didn't stay when the arrest was made,
(33:16):
but that they had been investigating similar crimes since February.
The perseeds are peaking. The annual meteor shower peaks between
now and August thirteenth, with the highest number of meteors
expected to streak across the night sky. Just before sunrise
on Wednesday morning, Astronomers say you could see up to
sixty meteors per hour. We're just minutes away from Handle.
(33:39):
On the news this morning, it's Trump versus California. Another
round in court today over the use of National Guard troops.
Let's say good morning now to kfi's White House correspondent
John Deck or so John. The meeting is set between
President Trump and President Putin. How did it all come together?
You're the guy in the note.
Speaker 7 (34:01):
Yeah, well, it came together. I think because President Putin
was realizing the war was going to be impossible to
win because of a decision that the President made a
month ago to allow NATO allies to purchase military equipment
as well as ammunition, and then they in turn would
convey that to the Ukraine military. That made it just
(34:23):
impossible to gain any ground against Ukraine. The other reason
I think that Putin came to the negotiating table is
because of these secondary tariffs that President Trump had threatened
that would squeeze Russia's economy even more amy and that
is something that Putin is very concerned about because it's
(34:43):
that oil that Russian has that has funded this war
against Ukraine. You dry up that oil revenue, it makes
it very difficult for Vladimir Putin to proceed with his
war against Ukraine.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Do we know, John who all is buying that oil?
I know that is one of them, because Trump said, okay, fine, India,
your terraf's just doubled because you keep buying from them.
Speaker 7 (35:05):
But we know who else is, right, Yeah, India is
the second largest purchaser of that Chinese oil. I'm sorry
that Russian oil. China is number one, they continued to
be the largest purchaser of Russian oil, and number three
is Turkey. Turkey is actually a NATO ally. The President
has not imposed those secondary tariffs that you just referenced
(35:29):
on China or on Turkey, and for various reasons. The
President has a trade deal that he's trying to work
out with China. Perhaps that's the reason why he hasn't
imposed it on China. And as I mentioned, the President
is very good allies with Turkey's leader Ertawan. I think
that's one reason why he hasn't pulled the trigger, so
(35:50):
to speak, on imposing those secondary tariffs on that country.
Speaker 1 (35:54):
Okay, and you got to ask him some questions about
the summit. Did you get any interesting insight of the
than the two things that you already told us about.
Speaker 7 (36:04):
Well, yes. I asked the President a few questions on Friday.
One of those questions had to do with what's his
level of optimism that this meeting on Friday could lead
to some sort of peace deal. The President expressing optimism
that perhaps one day, in the next few weeks, next
few months, we could see a ceremony in which President
trump'son the middle, President Zelenski's on one side, President Putin's
(36:27):
on the other. I also asked the President whether October tenth, Friday,
October tenth is circled on his calendar. That's the date
that the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel Peace
Prize for this year. The President said he's not really
focused on that. He's more focused, he says, on saving lives.
And I also asked the President whether he trusts Vladimir Putin,
(36:49):
and the President said, essentially, I don't trust him. I
don't trust any foreign leader as he negotiates on behalf
of the US government.
Speaker 1 (36:56):
Okay, and then, John, do we know why they pay
to Alaska because there were talks that it might be
Saudi Arabia.
Speaker 7 (37:06):
Well, I don't know specifically, but I can give you
a very good guess as to why that happened. You know,
there are very few countries in the world that could
host such a meeting because of an International Criminal Court
arrest warrant out for Vladimir Putin. Most countries in the
world are members of the ICC. The US is not
one of them, however, And if you look at you know,
(37:27):
the map, you will notice that Anchorage, Alaska. We don't
know if Anchorage is where this meeting will take place,
but Anchorage, Alaska is exactly equidistant between Washington, DC and Moscow.
So perhaps that's the reason why they zeroed in on
having this meeting in Alaska.
Speaker 1 (37:43):
And we know that there are no coincidences, so that
makes sense. We'll see if it's right. We'll see if
it's Anchorage or not.
Speaker 7 (37:51):
All right, that's right, say.
Speaker 1 (37:52):
If I White House Correspondent John Decker, thanks so much
for the insight and information. We'll talk to you soon,
thanks Amy. But all right, let's get back to some
of the stories coming out of the KFI twenty four
hour newsroom. Water's back on full force for ninety two
hundred residents of porter A Ranch in Granada. Hill's crew's
completed work replacing a section of underground pipe where a
broken valve had interrupted service for almost a week. The
(38:15):
laedwpiece's residents should still boil water until further notice. The
DWB has been providing showers and restrooms, laundry facilities in
drinking water to affected residents. More than five hundred pro
Palestinian protesters have been arrested in London. Police announced yesterday
the demonstrators were arrested for supporting the group known as
(38:35):
Palestine Action, which was recently outlawed as a terrorist organization.
Protesters demanding the immediate release of the remaining Israeli hostages
and Gaza held their own through the march through central
London yesterday afternoon. President Trump has promised to make Washington,
DC safer and more beautiful than ever. ABC's Nicole d
(38:56):
Antonio says the President posted on social media the homeless
have to move out and criminals are going to be
put in jail.
Speaker 10 (39:02):
President Trump has adjusted in the past that the federal
government should take over the city and threaten to have
the FED step in after a former worker for Elon
Musk's Stoge group was assaulted during an attempted carjacking last week.
Speaker 1 (39:14):
Trump's expected to talk about his plans this morning. He's
holding a press conference expected to start about seven o'clock
hour time. A new report shows AI is not having
any meaningful impacts on the labor market. Analysis by the
think tank the Economic Innovation Group shows American workers whose
jobs involved tasks that artificial intelligence can do are much
(39:37):
less likely than other workers to be unemployed. An EIG
researcher says they don't see any evidence of AI driven
job losses, even among college grads, who are often mentioned
at being at risk from technology. I think it's still
early in the game. We'll see This is KFI and
(39:58):
KOST HD two Los Angeles, Orange County live from the
KFI twenty four hour newsroom for producer Ann and technical
producer Kno and traffic specialist Will I'm Amy King. This
has been your wake up call. If you missed any
wake up call you can listen anytime on the iHeartRadio app.
You've been listening to Wake Up Call with me Amy King.
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am Monday through Friday on KFI Am six forty and
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